I forgot how to do this: The table below represents the ordered pairs when the first four years are substituted into the equation y = 10(1.0605)x. They are rounded to the nearest whole number. Which one is incorrect; 1, 2, 3, or 4?

Years after 1911: x 1 2 3 4
1st Prize in Thousand$: y 11 12 12 13
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4

Question

I forgot how to do this: The table below represents the ordered pairs when the first four years are substituted into the equation y = 10(1.0605)x. They are rounded to the nearest whole number. Which one is incorrect; 1, 2, 3, or 4?

Years after 1911:	        x	1	2	3	4
1st Prize in Thousand$:	y	11	12	12	13
	A.	1
	B.	2
	C.	3
	D.	4

amistre64 · Answer

you missing any exponent signs?

anonymous · Answer

oh yea the one up there by the parenthesis..sorry lol ;)

amistre64 · Answer

$$ y = 10^{(1.0605)x}$$

amistre64 · Answer

still pretty simple; you plug it into a calculator ....

amistre64 · Answer

wolframalpha.com should suffice, or even google

anonymous · Answer

I dnt think teh whole thing is exponeted I think it's just the x.

amistre64 · Answer

dunno, your the one that can see it better than me.

use a ^ to indicate an exponent and replace x by 1 then 2 then 3 then 4 and see which ones outta whack

anonymous · Answer

okay thnk u @amistre64